Chocolate Gingersnaps

3/4 c. sugar
1 package chocolate cake mix (without pudding in mix)
1 T. ground ginger
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 350. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. Put sugar in a shallow bowl. Combine cake mix and ginger in a large bowl. Add eggs and oil, stir until well blended. Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar to coat. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake about 10 minutes, transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

Enchilada Bake

I haven't made this yet, but got it off of Carly's food blog. It sounds easy and good.

4 1/2 c. cubed, cooked chicken
1 can green enchilada sauce
1 1/4 c. (10 oz) sour cream
9 corn tortillas (6 in.) cut into pieces
4 c. shredded cheese

Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking oil. Layer half of each ingredient, then repeat. Cover and bake at 375 for 40 min, uncover and bake 10 more minutes.

Banana muffins with streusel topping

Muffins:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
3 or 4 ripened bananas (about 1 cup mashed bananas)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
4 tablespoons melted butter

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside. In another mixing bowl, mash the bananas and add the sugars, egg and melted butter. Whisk together until smooth. Add to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Don’t over mix. Evenly distribute between 12 muffin cups that have been sprayed with non-stick spray.

Streusel topping:
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 T flour
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 T butter

In a small bowl, combine dry ingredients for streusel, cut in butter and whisk until you get a lumpy streusel consistency. Sprinkle on top of muffins.
Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes.

Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake

1 1/2 c boiling water

1 c. oatmeal

1/2 c. butter, melted

1 c white sugar

1 c brown sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 c flour

1 t soda

1/4 t salt

3/4 t cinnamon

Pour boiling water over aots in bowl. Cover for 20 min, with towel over bowl. In anothr bowl cream butter, sugars and egg until fluffy, stir in oats. Add flour, salt, soda, cinnamon and mix well. Pour in greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle the top of cake with 1/2 c brown sugar, 1 c. choc. chips and 1 c chipped nuts. Bake for 35 min at 350.

Let cake stand 20 min to cool, pour on glaze and serve.

Glaze

1 c. powdered sugar

1 t vanilla

3 T butter

2-3 T milk

mix with whisk to mix well

Coconut Macaroons

2 packages flaked coconut (7 oz each)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
1 egg white

Preheat oven to 325. Line cookie sheet with tin foil, then grease and flour sheet. Combine liquids, then add coconut. Put cookies on sheet by teaspoonfuls, slightly flatten. Put in oven for 15-17 minutes. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

German Waffles

Yesterday I was in the mood for waffles but realized we didn't have waffle mix. I looked up recipes online but they all called for buttermilk, which I also didn't have. So I found this recipe, and it was pretty dang good.

3 cups flour
2 Tbsp. baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 whole eggs
3/4 cup canola oil
3 cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and nutmeg. Add oil, eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat well and bake in hot waffle iron. Serve however you like your waffles. We put yogurt and fruit on them, (I used the yogurt with fruit on the bottom cups because we already had them in the fridge. They're also a lot cheaper than getting fresh fruit and a big tub of yogurt, but probably not as healthy or tasty. Oh, the joys of being poor... ;) ) Oh, this makes a lot of waffles, so if you only have a few people to feed I suggest either halving the recipe or cooking them all and freezing them (which is what we did, now we have frozen eggos!)

Vegetable Pizza

Not a good picture, but so good and fresh and healthy.

1 can Pillsbury Pizza dough (or homemade pizza crust) - bake according to package

Sauce:
1 package cream cheese, fat free
1/2 cup mayonnaise, fat free
1 package ranch dressing mix

Toppings:
Any fresh veggies of your choosing.
I do carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, zucchini and cheese.